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Dr Andrew Murrison vs Sir Oliver Dowden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Dr Andrew Murrison and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,528 shared comparable votes.

1,517 same votes 11 different votes 1,528 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
83 Aye 129 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
83 Aye 129 No
63 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
63 Aye 65 No
54 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
54 Aye 35 No
41 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
41 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 43 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
23 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
71 Aye 119 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 190 shared votes
70 Aye 120 No
83 Aye 129 No
Tax 100% aligned 212 shared votes
83 Aye 129 No
63 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
63 Aye 65 No
54 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
54 Aye 35 No
41 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
41 Aye 30 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

83.0%
11% above average
Rank 130 of 650
Participation
70.6%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 650
1,984
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,390 eligible divisions
947
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
786
46.6% of votes cast
1,037
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
901
53.4% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

249
+162.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Appearances
61
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
303
+151.6 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
Contributions
67
-84.4 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,842,285
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£170,920
24% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 70 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API